Mailing piece



M. B. KOVNAT MAILING PIECE Aug. zo, 1929.

Filed Oct. 3l, 1927 12H/m60, ILL.

CLAY CENTER I I0 um.

Patented Aug. 20, 1929.

UNITED STATES MAURICE 2B. KGVNAT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MAILING PIECE.

Application led October 31, 1927. Serial No. 230,128.

This invention relates in general to a mailing piece and has moreparticular reference to a return mailing piece in which the returnmailing is facilitated b providing a selfaddressed enclosure in tlieoriginal piece.

It is customary to provide a return card, either as an integral part ofthe original mailing piece, or to provide an envelope With an enclosedreturn card or envelope, but the present invention provides an outercover and an enclosed return envelope in which the cover or folder maycarry a display advertisement of considerable size While the enclosedenvelope is self-addressed and uses the original address for the coveras a return card for the envelope.

One of the principal objects oi the invention is to provide a returnmailing piece of this character in which the cover is simply a foldedcard or sheet provided With means for releasably securing areturnenvelope therein and at'the same time sealing the cover.

A further important object of the invention is in the provision of amailing piece having an enclosed envelope with a mailing and a returnaddress upon the envelope, the return address being used as the originaladdress for the mailing piece and also indicating the origin Aor thereturn envelope Without requiring any Writing or addressing hy theperson to which the mailing piece is sent.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a return mailingpiece of this class in which a portion of the cover may be used, ifdesired7 for enclosure in the return envelope, the cover beingperforated or indented or a portion thereof partially severed for thispurpose.

Other objects Will appear hereinafter the drawing presenting a preferredembodiment of the invention. ln the drawing' Figure l illustrates amailing piece in accordance with this invention ready for mailing;

Figure 2 is a 2 2 of Figure l;

Figure 8 is a detail section kalten on the line 8 3 of Figure l,illustrating the attachment of the envelope Within the cover by' meansof the sealing device;

Figure l is an inside 'View of the mailing cover; and

Figure 5 is a vievv of the hack or the enclosed envelope with itsraised.

In sending out advertisin section teiten on the line scriptions tomagazines or in selling any article by mail which requires the enclosureof money or stamps or a return letter by the person to Which it is sent,it is found that the greatest percentage of replies is received if thereturn mailing piece is made as complete as possible so that only asimple action is required in returning the enclosure. In the presentinvention the enclosed envelope not only bears the address of theoriginal sender on its face but the return address of the 'person towhich the mailing piece is originally sent appears upon' the back of theenvelope so that the sender of the envelope does not even have to signhis name. Fur thermore, in some cases, a message is provided Which iscovered by the flap of the envelope When it is sealed so that all thereceiver of the mailing piece is required to do is to insert stamps ormoney Within the return envelope and seal the envelope.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, a folder or cover 8 isprovided with fold lines 9 and l() which adapt it to be folded one endor llap overlapping the other, bringing one edge as the upper edge lladjacent the outside of the fold line l0, and the body of the cover isformed adjacent the fold line i0 with a recess l2, either on one or bothsides of the fold line so that a seal in the form of a sticker, whichmay he `the stamp for sending the mailing piece is applied thereto overthe opening l2 and engaging the upper edge ll of the cover.

This cover is provided With a Window opening 14 in the address positionfor one face of the folder and may have a transparent cover or vvindovvand may be formed as a transparent portion of the cover in accordancewith Well known practice.

One end of the cover may he formed with perforations or indented linesl5 for severing a portion or a card therefrom for insertion in a returnenvelope and this card may hear the name and return address of theperson to Whom the mailing piece is sont.

Enclosed Within the cover 8 is a return envelope 1T of any ordinary1form, preferably having a rather large gumined flap 18. The tace of thisflap is addressed to the sender of the original mailing piece, and theback of the envelope hears the name and address 19 of the person to Whomthe mailin piece is sent, A message 20 may be printed upon the hack ofthe envelope so that it Will Vtion of the seal 13 extends ing l2 se thatthe eeel 'when opiied to the ooveujnleov engages one edge o be severedby the dop i8 when tlee envelope ie eeeled, this meseege vwoollyiielotinp; to or accepting an oder mede upon the inside of the cover-and oequiiing only the iuoei'tion of money or etomps withinl tlieietuin envelope. Y

A partioularyteotuie of the invention ie that the seal i3 not only holdsthe oever together. for tmnemission in the molle lout also because ofthe openin 12, the opplieo- .ougli the open the dep l@ therein, asshown, for exemple, in .Figure 3 so that a, limited gummed portion oftlie Seel 713 ie also attached to the edge of the en velope ond holds itin ieee against endwioe movement in tine iol ei", tlleeloy not-onlysealing the folder but also preventing the 4,dison agement of theenvelope therefrom.

A. ing cord may loe mode oi the loool: oi2 the envelope l? by cuttingthe edges oi the envelopeall Mound end lov removing the a.l 1.8 wherethe gummed portionl tliei'eol ad eres. to the boeit of the envelope insettling the envelope. loir this purpose the loool; of

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' the envelope ie loelovv tile elevetion of the l tab 2l, time odoptingthe ling oord time to loe oontoined in tiling oi" diowon f With this a.complete transaction by mail end e record of the return'thoieoi isprovided for loy this oompointively empio moilnig pieeeg when provides esealed enoloofefe tot the notulen oi:

'- money oi' stampe oi even oi e eepeiiete letteior oord, and thatwhen'i'etnioed the'envelope may be utilized ee o; ling oord for' keepings. moord of the retufno.

be mede 1n the construction, eombinetion und 'arrangement oi. the portsvvitliout de parting from the 7spirit oeope ol? the invention. 4

Wlcieime re or env other desired indiv `conettuotion itr is oloviouovthat i y the dep when the etzeeoov oovei1 lieving an o enintlieetlirougli odio cent the outer iol ed e ge of the cover, ond e,`eunn'ned Seel ep lied to the cover on lootli sides of tile olde edgeand over the opening to hold the cover closed und the port over theopening1 engaging e, limited portion of the return mailing piece Withinfor holding the letten from disengagement from the oovex., v

3. A moiling piece compi-isili a return envelope ond o. loose coverfolda 1e around tlie envelope with the outer ed e of the oover disposedadjacent one fo d of the cover, the cover being provided with anepeiture odjecent the said fold, ond o gununed Seel applied over bothsides adjoeent the outer edge of the fold on'd over the o ei'tuie toengage the envelope therein so t et tlie seine seul holds tlie outexledge oi 'the @over in olded position end also engages the envelopetherein for preventing 1t from disengagement from the cover.

d. in o mailing piece, on' outer folded` cover having on opening 'etonefold and en address Window therein, e return mailing piece leaving onetui'n oddiess thereon in position to o pear throughthe window, andmoons opplied to both outer side faces of the @over ooljeoent the foldand also over the opening from the outside Yfor sealing the eovei ondfor also engaging and holding tlio rotem mailing piece/ni faxedpositionwithin the oever.

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of the oever over 1the aperture so that its 'gummed poition engages theouter'feoes of the cover edjeoent the fold and seele the outeif odge ofthe oovei" in closed position ond e portion engages the edge Aof thereturn mailing ieee tliioo h the opertui'e in the @over to old 'the inge.' return address which forms the send ing oddieeo 'lor the mailingpieoe, the en dress in position to loe Y 4 olooeived through the addresswindow.

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8. A return mailing piece comprising an envelope with an address on theback thereof and a filing inde); at the upper edge of the back coveredby the flap of the envelo when the envelope is sealed, a sending fol er-for the envelope having lan address window throughwhich the addrs onthe back of the envelo is visible, the cover also having a partiell;severed return card, and an open- 1ng one of the folds thereof and a edsea applied to the opening for hol ing the cover in closed position andfor en 'ng the edge of the envelo when folded for holding it in positionwithin the folder.

9. In a return mailing iece, a cover having an address window an areturn envelo therefor havin the name and address on t e back thereof othe original receiver of the mailingpiece which forms the return addressfor the envelope, the back of the envelope being provided at its upperedge with a projectin index tab so that the back when seve from the restof the envelo will form a the name o piece is first sent, and the back'also containin a message below the u per ed e thereo which is covered bythe p of t e envelope when the envelope is returned to the originalsender, the flap being separately removed from the back of the envelo 1ncompleting the lling card without o structing the messa or index tabthereof. 10. A return maieng piece comprising an envolope with anaddress on the back thereof not covered b the ila the cover also havinyan opening in one o the folds thereof, an a gummed seal ap lied to theopening for holding the cover in osed posltion and for en n the edge ofthe envelope when foldenir tion within the folder.

MAURICE B. KovNA'r.

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